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If" Jesus had not being able to convince all prisoners, then His mission would have failed.

Okay, I see what you're saying. Since you probably believe that everyone goes immediately to either Heaven or Hell after they die, your conclusion makes sense.

My belief is that no one goes immediately to either Heaven or Hell after they die, but to an intermediate realm where they await the resurrection. For those who accepted Christ during their mortal lives, this will be paradise but for those who didn't (particularly for those who never heard his gospel while alive), it will be prison. Those in paradise are spreading the gospel to those in prison, allowing them to accept the gospel and be released from prison and spend the rest of their time (before their resurrection) in paradise. By the time of the last judgment, all will have heard the gospel and will be judged accordingly.

He's saying that the doctrine of eternal hell is a fabrication; it's not true and it's not real -- except in the minds of those who believe it. There it can become very real, and sometimes it causes some people to live hellish lives or do hellish things.

Okay, I see what you're saying. Since you probably believe that everyone goes immediately to either Heaven or Hell after they die, your conclusion makes sense.

My belief is that no one goes immediately to either Heaven or Hell after they die, but to an intermediate realm where they await the resurrection. For those who accepted Christ during their mortal lives, this will be paradise but for those who didn't (particularly for those who never heard his gospel while alive), it will be prison. Those in paradise are spreading the gospel to those in prison, allowing them to accept the gospel and be released from prison and spend the rest of their time (before their resurrection) in paradise. By the time of the last judgment, all will have heard the gospel and will be judged accordingly.

I believe all go to heaven. HELL/PRISON no longer exists as a holding place because Jesus holds the keys to both death and hell.

I believe all, and I mean all souls will bow at the feet of Jesus when they depart this world. When that happens, the un-believers will instantly be conversed.

He's saying that the doctrine of eternal hell is a fabrication; it's not true and it's not real -- except in the minds of those who believe it. There it can become very real, and sometimes it causes some people to live hellish lives or do hellish things.

When, a relationship is based on fear, it takes years to undo the damage.

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